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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Feb 3, 2023 8:26:09 GMT -5
There is actually a Society for College and University Planning, with headquarters in Ann Arbor. Who knew?
From the Society's webpage. Had to look up the acronym KPI, which means Key Performance Indicator.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Feb 2, 2023 11:03:47 GMT -5
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Feb 2, 2023 9:01:49 GMT -5
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Feb 2, 2023 8:31:56 GMT -5
The video is a lot of aspirational gloss. How much substrate lies beneath the gloss is to be determined. aspire.holycross.edu/^^^ This is the slide deck, appears to be version 2.0 When the Endowment report covering the period ending Dec. 31, 2022 comes out do you think Holy Cross will still be a billionaire? HC doesn't publicly report endowment value as of the end of the calendar year. The value as of every June 30th, is the only value that counts, as it is used in the formula used to calculate the distribution of endowment monies for the operations of the college.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Feb 1, 2023 14:45:22 GMT -5
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Feb 1, 2023 14:21:31 GMT -5
The video is a lot of aspirational gloss. How much substrate lies beneath the gloss is to be determined. aspire.holycross.edu/^^^ This is the slide deck, appears to be version 2.0
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Feb 1, 2023 11:23:57 GMT -5
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 31, 2023 18:11:53 GMT -5
U-Haul pere was an associate member of the BoT while his fils matriculated.
VR is flying to FL tonight for meet and greet in Palm Beach tomorrow.
And what was the net worth of the man considered to be the world's #1 or #2 collector of fine wine?
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 31, 2023 17:20:02 GMT -5
Hopefully PVR will be unveiling the new Campus Master Plan this afternoon at the 4:00 PM meeting. Has there been a leaks regarding the presentation? Or does HC has its own plumbers to ensure information is not leaching from Mahogany Row and embargoed before it’s time.😊 There was no reveal. No leaks. Maybe tomorrow's public release will provide details. Only specific goal was to double the value of the endowment, presumably in ten years rather than five. Doubling in five would be heroic without a very generous donor.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 31, 2023 10:25:21 GMT -5
I think the weather on Saturday will dictate the postponement of the lax game @ Providence. I have heard the game might be moved up and they need a NCAA waiver for that to happen. Awaiting on that.... Saturday high temp in Boston is forecast as 12 degrees; wind chill will be brutal. 24 hour shot of cold though, quickly moderates.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 31, 2023 10:21:54 GMT -5
Anyone know if Due made an official visit?
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 31, 2023 7:00:31 GMT -5
I think the weather on Saturday will dictate the postponement of the lax game @ Providence.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 29, 2023 18:25:16 GMT -5
PP: Are there plans for the another phase of construction of townhouses on the south side of City View? I have been watching construction from the Jo Cam.Thank you for the street view pictures. The campus master plan should indicate whether there are plans for such before 2030 or so. The College seems to be sensitive to placing new residence halls on a site that directly abuts a resident neighbor. In the case of the house that is between Ciampi and the new residence hall on City View, I believe that house is rented out to students. Same for the larger house on College St. that is opposite the new residence hall. IMO, privately-owned off-campus housing properties are not a significant factor when it comes On Kendig, on the north side of the street is a house whose owner-residents recently sold the land where the new Jesuit residence is being built. They sold to a developer, and the developer and HC are now jointly building the new Jesuit residence on that property. The house on Kendig St to the immediate west of the house owned by the sellers of the land is in the process of being purchased by the aforementioned developer. Friendly ownership of those two properties would facilitate construction of a new student residence on the south side of City View, I think it likely that the next new student residence will be near the center of Worcester, near Polar Park.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 29, 2023 13:51:22 GMT -5
> Three photographs, two buildings > On City View. The one with the somewhat finished roof abuts College St > Yes > Yes 144 beds
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 29, 2023 13:07:42 GMT -5
^^^ A bit dated, as the underlayment of the roof is mostly done. The contractor (Fontaine) is the same contractor who built the Joyce Contemplative Center in West Boylston. Probably the same contractor is being used for the new Jesuit residence. ^^^ The house at image left is privately owned (surviving heirs of a family trust, the trustor having died some years ago.)
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 28, 2023 13:05:39 GMT -5
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 28, 2023 12:59:57 GMT -5
Viewed 27,000+ times as of 12:35 PM today.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 28, 2023 9:05:11 GMT -5
Yeah, page 80 of the current HC Magazine. Was very surprised that HC did not send an individual notice out as soon as he died. And, yes, I thought the same thing about the naming of The Jo with no mention of Park Smith. The only other published announcement that I found was this: www.hometextilestoday.com/people/park-b-smith-a-home-textiles-original-passes/which mentions a "eulogy" by the College, which I cannot find. This publication's announcement was published August 30, 2022, four days after his death. I very much tend to gloss over obits in the Holy Cross magazine that are for alums who matriculated in years distant from my own. --------------------------- Even the funeral home obit is bare bones minimum. (The service was private,) www.conklinfuneralhome.com/memorials/park-smith/5010261/index.php#details
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 28, 2023 7:19:58 GMT -5
ADMB announced it when he released renderings of changes at the top of the hill. The new softball field is placed where the field events occur: e.g., javelin, discus. Those events are to be relocated to the soccer team's practice field near the Luth. ADKH has subsequently stated the cost estimate for new and reconstructed fields on top of the hill is $17+ million. I believe, but am not certain, the $17M includes the $3+ million for the new surface for field hockey and the running track. The $17M includes expansion of Smith stadium to 3,000 seats, new surface for Fr. K field, and the new softball field (with an artificial surface). 3,000 seats? We're getting a thousand paid tickets and a few hundred actually attending basketball games, why are three thousand soccer fans expected to materialize on top of the hill? I have a hunch. When I looked, Park and Linda Smith's names did not appear on the list of donors for The Jo. It was Park Smith's sale of his Chateau d'Yquem and other fine wines that was the initial funding impetus for transforming the old field house into what became a student recreation center. (The College ultimately decided to build new rather than reconstruct/renovate the old.) Who is the present-day soccer stadium named after? Who will an expanded stadium be named after? Park Smith was one of the world's great wine collectors. Sotheby's auction of some of his collection in 2020. www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/vine-distinguished-collections-including-the-park-b-smith-cellar-celebrating-rhone?lotFilter=AllLotsFrom 2019, www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2019/finest-and-rarest-wines-and-spirits-hk0883.html?locale=en[/urlI had not realized he died in August 2022, and only learned of his death moments ago from an obituary published by Sotheby's. Did I miss an announcement by the College?? www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-life-and-times-of-park-b-smith-collector-businessman-restaurateur-philanthropist-1^^^ The Sotheby's obit details his great generosity to the College, including the auction of the Chateau d'Yquem.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 27, 2023 19:06:57 GMT -5
What is HC's deal with the WooSox? The Sox keep all the concession revenue, the Crusaders keep all the ticket revenue, and don't pay for renting the place? If the ticket revenue is split, then HC would seem to be losing money by playing Harvard at Polar Park rather than at Fitton Field.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 27, 2023 18:57:05 GMT -5
Do you puck people the plan is for expanding the Hart or a separate structure ? ADKH indirectly indicated a new rink is too expensive. IIRC, he explicitly said HC would not be paying what UConn is paying for its new rink: $70 million.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 27, 2023 18:51:58 GMT -5
When was this announced? Hadn’t seen that press release. ADMB announced it when he released renderings of changes at the top of the hill. The new softball field is placed where the field events occur: e.g., javelin, discus. Those events are to be relocated to the soccer team's practice field near the Luth. ADKH has subsequently stated the cost estimate for new and reconstructed fields on top of the hill is $17+ million. I believe, but am not certain, the $17M includes the $3+ million for the new surface for field hockey and the running track. The $17M includes expansion of Smith stadium to 3,000 seats, new surface for Fr. K field, and the new softball field (with an artificial surface).
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 27, 2023 15:51:37 GMT -5
Based on a conversation with FADMB, three years ago, Softball was provided a former visiting team locker room in Hart. Thanks. Men's and women's hoops got two new visiting team locker rooms, as part of the construction to build Blaney. I can't remember whether women's ice hockey got a new visitor's locker room, though I tend to think not. There was at least one, and maybe two, visiting team locker room in the old Hart complex. To the extent that one of these was given to softball, that could mean visitors are now using an off-season dedicated locker room for a HC sport. The new M/W hoops locker rooms are in Luth.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 27, 2023 12:03:52 GMT -5
When I was an officer in the Bergen County Women Coaches Assoc, the soccer coaches made a presentation to NOT schedule any games of the girls' county championship on field turf. Their data was impressive. Women seem to be more prone to ACL injuries on field turf as opposed to grass. However, some were scheduled on turf fields because of limited options (and some large crowds). I hope HC Stays with grass (given the beautiful work of the HC grounds crew!). Soccer, more so than football, is absolutely awful on artificial turf. HC is installing artificial turf for the expanded Smith field stadium, for both soccer and lacrosse. Pretty sure it will be like this surface, or similar. bceagles.com/facilities/newton-campus-lacrosse-soccer-field/4
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 27, 2023 11:39:31 GMT -5
Do we already need to renovate the luth locker room? The football locker room that is in the Hart Center, is the same locker room I sat in in 1976-77. The Luth was an addition to the Hart Center so yes they need to be renovated. I've heard that there is a rowing tank room behind the locker room that if removed could allow for the expansion and renovation of the football locker room. This must become a priority. My set of Luth construction drawings are archived on a flash drive, and I am not going to look for the files. My recollection is that space near the Hart-era football locker room was converted to a larger equipment room, and a laundry. I don't think the rowing tank is where you think it is. With Luth, IIRC, the football team got new lockers, but not a new room. When Luth was done, the following sports had dedicated locker rooms, i.e., not shared, in the Luth part of the complex. lacrosse; soccer; volleyball; field hockey; track & field, basketball. Ten locker rooms In the Hart part of the complex; women's ice hockey got a new locker room (previously the women had used swimming locker rooms). Untouched were men's ice hockey; M/W swimming, A new locker room for men's ice hockey is high priority. An authoritative statement is that the men's ice hockey locker room cannot accommodate all the rostered players. I understand softball was subsequently given a locker room at the Luth. I have no idea where or how, unless they were either given a visiting team locker, room or, possibly, space below sports medicine where the squash courts were. (I suppose its also possible they were given one of the new locker rooms in The Jo.). Perhaps they will get a new locker room as part of the new softball field.
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